David Cunliffe

The Labour Party is promising to crack down on tax dodgers and to tax the rich more heavily as it tries to win back support in election year. Audio

Newly-released documents about the demise of South Canterbury Finance show the company was considered a failure risk for a year before it went under. Audio

The Labour Party says the government should release details of offers it says were made for South Canterbury Finance. Audio

The Reserve Bank is widely tipped to lift the official cash rate today for the second consecutive month. Audio

The Labour Party is blaming the government for an expected increase in the official cash rate, that they say will hurt struggling New Zealand families. Audio

Labour says today's budget is a series of broken promises, that delivers to the few not the many. Audio

Before the announcement of expected tax cuts in next week's Budget, a new report shows New Zealand has one of the lowest tax burdens in the developed world. Audio

The Labour Party is considering a raft of radical policy changes. Removing GST from food, clamping down on foreigners buying farms and introducing a compulsory superannuation scheme are all being… Audio

Labour's Finance spokesman, David Cunliffe. Audio

The Minister of Finance has no plans to loosen the purse strings, despite an improvement in the latest set of accounts. Audio

Kiwibank says it is under pressure from firms to increase its lending to the business sector to keep its Australian-owned rivals honest. Audio

In just under an hour the Reserve Bank will announce its latest review of interest rates and it's expected to keep rate increases on hold. The announcement comes just as the Government puts the final… Audio

Television New Zealand says it probably it should not have run a promo which featured the Finance Minister, Bill English, talking about the economy. Audio

The Opposition banking inquiry says homeowners, businesses and farmers got stung for about 2 point 7 billion dollars by banks failing to pass on all of the Reserve Bank's interest rate cuts. Audio

Labour says the promo for an economy series looks and sounds like a party political broadcast. Audio

The Government has come under attack from one of its own support parties, during a spirited debate on the Auckland supercity legislation. Audio

A two day inquiry into whether banks are ripping off their customers has finished without hearing from any of the main industry players. Audio

The Retirement Commissioner says the age for collecting superannuation and the amount that is paid out has to change, but no government will face up to the challenge. Audio

A new public private partnership fund worth up to half a billion dollars is to be announced today with the money to be spent on social infrastructure such as schools, hospitals and housing. Audio

MPs behind a renegade inquiry into bank interest rates say they already have assurances from"several"banks that they will participate. Audio